High Street Hostel, Edinburgh

HOW TO FIND HIGH STREET HOSTEL

During my stay in Edinburgh (read my first impression here), I stayed at the High Street Hostel. The hostel is very easy to find when arriving by bus. The bus drops you off at the final stop in the city centre. You are to head up the Cockburn Street that curves up to the Royal Mile (”The Main Street”). Once you’ve reached the Royal Mile, you head down the Royal Mile to your left. There, you will find Blackfriars Street on your right. You will see the hostel’s sign peeking out on the right.

HOW WAS IT?

The hostel was very nice and clean, which is always a major thing. Although I only visited my own room and the bathroom, both were nice and tidy. The decor is nice and colorful. Also, the hostel does have kitchen facilities. However, I only went there once, for it was flooding with people. The location of the hostel is ideal. It is surrounded with shops of the Royal Mile, pubs and bars. There’s even tattoo shops, if you hope to get inked in Edinburgh. Also, if you wish to participate on the Pub Crawl, the first bar is on the next street. Very convenient 😉

THE COST & CONCLUSION

Depending on the room the prices vary. However, I payed 58€ for 4 nights. That is an excellent price for such a location in Edinburgh. This included linen and free WiFi, which was also a good thing. I stayed at an 8-bed female dormitory. There we all had our own locked cabinet. There was even a safe inside the cabinet. It was nice, though I didn’t feel the need to use it.

The hostel is open for 24 hours and the staff is friendly and helpful. The hostel is also bursting with information of activities and things. The rooms all have a theme. My room’s theme was “Local Pubs”. I slept in the Deacon Brodies (Story coming up) bed. I also ended up eating my first Haggis dish at the same pub. I’ll tell you all about that later 😉 Thus, I would definitely stay here again. I strongly recommend it to anyone travelling to Edinburgh.